Yemeni soldier and Al-Qaeda militant killed in southern parts of the country

A Yemeni soldier and an Al-Qaeda militant were killed Sunday as jihadists tried to raid a village in the southern province of Daleh, the defence ministry's website reported.

Security forces "foiled an attempt by a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists to infiltrate into ... the village of Shueib in Daleh province early on Sunday," Daleh security chief, General Ali al-Amri, was quoted as saying on 26sept.net, website of the defence ministry.

The forces, backed by local militiamen, besieged the group and demanded they surrender, he said.